Drug Outbreaks Among Youths in Regime-Held Areas
Souriatna (opposition website)
January 3, 2018
Dealers are targeting young people in cafes, schools and parks, Souriatna reports
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Dealers are targeting young people in cafes, schools and parks, Souriatna reports
Move comes in the context of larger deal calling for the expulsion of thousands of fighters to the Syrian desert, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Over half of those reside in the capital, health official tells loyalist newspaper Al-Watan
Tuesday’s attack ripped through the largely Alawite neighborhood of Ekrema in the central city
Despite their simplicity, projects offer a source of income for many people who have lost their jobs or their breadwinner, Souriatna writes
Islamic State is known to have looted the ruins of the city for artifacts, many of which they later destroyed
The event, which took place throughout a number of towns, aimed to help distance children from the atmosphere of war, Zaman al-Wasl writes
The family of Mohamad Saleh said he was taken from his home in Al-Shamas by government forces, Al-Etihad reports
The regime seems to be testing the resilience of the de-escalation agreement in the province of Daraa, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Loyalist Al-Watan reports on attempts by Venezuela to court Syrian lawmakers amid tight international sanctions facing both countries
Once the largest ISIS-held town in Hama, Aqairbat has been the focus of a brutal regime-led campaign to flush out opposition in the strategic area
Social media users criticized the decision to issue the textbook on the basis the cover image was too frightening, loyalist media reports
Several ambulances, along with 9 tons of medical supplies and 1,000 tons of food en route to the eastern city, state media reports
Concerns are mounting among locals and observers around the possibility of a man-made food crisis targeting the rebel-held city, Zeitoun writes
Displaced Syrians in Jordan voice their desire for a return to their home, but only under guarantees of peace and security, Alsouria Net writes
Displaced Syrians based in Lebanon’s border camps must leave for opposition-controlled Idleb under a resettlement agreement between HTS and Hezbollah
State media reports on meeting between Imad Khamis and Homs officials to discuss administrative reform
Government aims to make investing more attractive to the private sector, Imad Khamis explains during visit to the western city
With an absence of official institutions to certify marriages, young Syrians are resorting to unofficial unions which offer no legal rights for spouses, Sada al-Sham reports
More families are returning to Homs because conditions in the camps in northern Syria are so bad, government media reports
